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Leners Patent No. 78,075, ma May 19,1868.'

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-Be it known that I, ALEXANDER Denison, of the city, county, andState of Non' York, have invented a new' and improved llene-Collar andfHames; and i do hereby declare that ythe following is a full, clear,'and exact description thereof', which will enable others skilled in't-he art to make and-USctheBame, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings formingpart'of this specification, in Which-r- Figurel representsa rear view of my improved horse-collar and harness. *I Figure 2 is a horizontal section ofthefsame, taken on the plane of the-linen: zc, fig, l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, This invention relates to ln. new horse-collar, of that` class which is known as the folding collar, that can be opened on top, so as o be put around the l1orses neck, without having to be slippedeventim head of the same.

The inventioneonsists in the-use of auimetal l-ink,1vhich s erves to fasten the -opper ends ofthe llames together, and which is adjustableA in notches` eut'into `the homes, so .as to'adapt the device to varionsfsized lrirses. l i' A 'the d1"anghtbar to the rear inner c'orner ot the haines, so that'it passesithrough the body of' the collar. Thereby the draught serves to dran' -the collar and hames off thev neck of the l1o1'se',.and not-to press them against the same, as usual, and the horsewill be rolievedfrom much inconvenience and pressure. I

r., in the drawing, represents a horsecollar of ordinary or-suitahle construction. `It is not closed on top, but can be swung open, as abovei'setiorth. i i' B B are the homes. 'lhey are arranged on the front side of` the collar iri the usual manner, andhhave a The invention.relatesfelso, to a nenvmanne'r of attaching 4the draught tothehhsl, anclsist's'in attaching link, a, at the bottom, by which the two arms' enstitnting the haines are connected. At the top, these twoarsns are connected by means ot' n'lirlk, b, whiclnflts into the notches c e, that are cut into the haines, as shown in iig. l. A series of such notches may be provided, to allow thc'up-and-down adjustment of -the,.l.i1fxk.n 44The v-linlc can be easily removed, and the llames andcollar opened at the top.

To the inner rear corner of cach arm of the hames is secured a staple, d, projectingtowards the iusdegas a more convenient position than is done by the ordinary methods,

sl1o\w.1,.nnd to each staple .is attached or hinged a'draught-hook, e, which passes through the body of the collar to the outsider-as shown, and which also passes through a slotted .plate,f, that'is lsecured `to the outside of the haines-arm. The plate f is slotted, and that portion, g, o f it which is cutout to form the slot is bentinto the collar, as shown, and forms a support for the hook e, to prevent the same from'n'earing the collar, main object, however, of the platef, is to prevent the draught from pressing the colla-r against a particular portion i ol "the horses breast, and to confine the draught to the haines.

By this arrangement the-power of the horse will be greatly increased, and the draught will be brought into .Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to securo by Lettere Patent, is .i 1. The draught-hook e, attached to the staple d, and passing through the'collar A, and a slotted plate,f, attached to the llames, said platefhavingits'part G bent into' the collar, all constructed and arranged to operare as herein described for the pnrp'osc specified.

2. In combination with the haines B and collar A, the adjustable link b, :1sl herein described for the pur- I,

pose speeited.

, ALEX. DUNBAB..

Witnesses:

A. V. Bussen, ALEX. F. Renners. 

